Chic Delights: Blake

Blake members: Stephen Bowman, Jules Knight, Humphrey Berney and Olie Baines.

I have always wanted to write a post about Blake, the British Pop/Classical quartet but never had a chance before because of many events and some travelling on my part which I had been sharing here on my blog. They are not yet known here in Canada but they are popular in the UK and also in parts of Asia. Blake just returned from a concert tour from the Philippines and also from China. They were featured in the Philippine Tatler June 2012 Special Issue about everything British.

The band Blake is a Classical/Pop vocal quartet that formed in the UK in around 2007. The group was originally formed by Jules Knight and Olie Baines. Both Jules and Olie have known each other since they were choir boys in the Winchester Cathedral Choir. All four men decided to call their band as Blake after their mutual admiration of the poet, William Blake. They obtained formal Classical Music and Voice training from prestigious schools in England. Jules was also the classmate of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Art History at St. Andrew's University in Scotland. Olie and Stephen both received Classical Music Training from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama while Humphrey received his Classical Music training from the Royal Academy of Music in London. They have performed some Classical songs like Bring Him Home and their version of Moon River. Blake's first album, Blake, won the Album of the Year in Classical Brit Awards in 2008. Blake also performed Pop songs like the song All of Me, a song written by Simon May in celebration of the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton in April 2011 and their new album coming out, Start Over.

Besides their handsome good looks, these guys are really talented and devoted to their music. Watch here their Promotion Video to promote their new album, Start Over, which will be released on November 5th.